Those who watch the office commercial real estate market closely have likely wondered when corporations would get serious and get workers back in the office where they belong. Unfortunately, the days of "normal" office usage may be thoroughly in the past.

According to new survey data from the firm WFH Research, things may be stabilizing where they are now. After monthly online survey data since May 2020, the percentage of paid full days worked from home is remaining at just over 30%. Although the research data doesn't go back earlier, an estimate from government survey data before the pandemic placed the trend then at about 10%.

When looking at workers who had ever worked at home during the pandemic, the trend line is stabilizing at people working on average half the time at home. And for workers with a four-year college degree, the percentage of paid full days worked from home is about 40% of all.